111: The cumulative advantage of academic capital (with Chris Jackson)
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We chat with Chris Jackson (Imperial College, London) about the "Matthew Effect" in academia, how we can improve work/balance, and whether we should stop citing s****y people. Here's more stuff we cover: Chris climbed the world's most dangerous volcano for a BBC show Chris' email signature Having a code of conduct for your lab Work/life balance in academia Are things worse in academia compared to other desk jobs? How Chris co-founded "EarthArxiv", a preprint server for the earth sciences The point/counterpoint article format (here is an example) Open science in the geosciences Requesting data from authors Follow Chris on Twitter Issues with bibliometrics Should we stop citing s****y people? The long wait to get your work expenses reiumbursed Other links Dan on twitter James on [twitter]((https://twitter.com/jamesheathers) Everything Hertz on twitter Everything Hertz on [Facebook](www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/) Music credits: [Lee Rosevere](freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/) Support us on Patreon and get bonus stuff! $1 a month or more: Monthly newsletter + the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 a month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus mini episode every month (extras + the bits we couldn't include in our regular episodes) Episode citation and permanent link Special Guest: Chris Jackson. Sponsored By: Prolific: Prolific helps researchers find research participants on demand, with a pool of 75,000 active participants in North America and Europe. Everything Hertz listeners who want to give online sampling a go can get $50 in free Prolific credit that they can use to recruit participants, just go to prolific.co/everythinghertz Promo Code: everythinghertzSupport Everything Hertz
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